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Will keep raising Adani issue inside and outside Parliament, it’s a big scam: Kharge
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday said his party will keep raising the Adani issue inside and outside Parliament and added that if the government does not work democratically, “people…
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Pawar opposes Electricity Amendment Bill, says its implementation will hit consumers
Nashik: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar on Friday strongly opposed the recently introduced Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2022, in Parliament and asserted its implementation will end subsidy offered to power consumers,…
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Nirmala Sitharaman takes on Congress, Mamata Banerjee in Lok Sabha
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, during her reply on the discussion on the Union Budget in Lok Sabha on Friday, slammed the Congress and also took on West Bengal Chief Minister…
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Why do lakhs of citizens quit India every year? NCP asks Centre
Mumbai: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Friday asked the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government at the Centre that if it claims all is well in the country, “why are so many citizens…
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Animal Welfare Board withdraws appeal to celebrate Feb 14 as ‘Cow Hug Day’
New Delhi: Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) on Friday said it has withdrawn the appeal to celebrate February 14 as ‘Cow Hug Day’ following directions from the government. February 14 is…
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Teenage girl’s death: Congress slams Assam CM on child marriage crackdown policy
Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi slammed Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday for the state’s crackdown on child marriage after a 16-year-old pregnant married girl died on her way to the…
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Telangana Assembly passes resolution urging Centre to add Valmiki Boya, others in STs list
Hyderabad: The Telangana Legislative Assembly on Friday passed a resolution recommending to the Centre to include Valmiki Boya and certain other communities in the list of Scheduled Tribes (ST). Chief Minister K…
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Supreme Court junks Hindu Sena plea for ban on BBC’s operations
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking to impose a complete ban on the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in India, saying it is “entirely misconceived”. A bench comprising Justices…
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Passport applicants wait for hours at PSKs in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Due to the heavy rush, passport applicants are not only waiting for more than a month to get appointments but also standing for hours for their turns at PSKs in Hyderabad.…
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Telangana to distribute 11.5L acres ‘podu’ lands among tribals
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Friday announced that distribution of 11.5 lakh acres podu land among tribals across the state will begin by the month’s end. He told the…
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Telangana Secretariat’s look reflects Nizam culture, will bring its ‘domes’ down: Bandi
Hyderabad: If Bharatiya Janata Party is voted to power in Telangana, it would demolish the domes of newly-built state secretariat that reflect the culture of the Nizams, state party president Bandi Sanjay…
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Mosques in UAE to offer absentee prayers for Turkey, Syria earthquake victims
Abu Dhabi: All mosques across the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are going to offer absentee funeral prayers for Turkey, and Syria earthquake victims on Friday. It was decided to offer prayer following…
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Hyderabad: Raja Singh leaves car at Pragathi Bhavan in protest; detained
Hyderabad: Goshamahal MLA T Raja Singh was detained near Pragathi Bhavan on Friday when he arrived to hold a protest demanding his Bullet-Resistant vehicle be replaced. One of the tyres of the…
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Adani slips out of world’s top 20 billionaire list as stocks bleed
Gautam Adani who is losing his net worth ever since the release of the Hindenburg report against the Adani Group is now again out of the world’s top 20 billionaire list after…
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US needs to address India’s downward trend of democratic values: Senatorial report
Washington: As the US focuses on the Indo-Pacific, in particular the Quad, the Biden administration needs to address India’s ties with Russia and its “downward trend of democratic values and institutions”, said…